The timbrel and dance
Reverberating to me
Echoing a chance.
With LOVE you formed my heart
With patience you formed my soul
With WORD you established truth
With Spirit you made me whole
My wonky body has always brought pain
Lopsided and cowlicked mane
I've wobbled about from side to side
Finding every little crevice where I could hide
With grace you set my flow
With forgiveness I let it all go
With resilience I got back on my feet
With or without a mirror, I accept me
My anointed walk from matter to LOVE
My dreams and visions yielded and still
My yesterdays and tomorrows are gone
My "IS," in REVELATION, heaven's seal
My timbre plays the timbrel and I rejoice
Written by Trudy Schraer on 01-11-2024
In the covert rendezvous of reality
My heart habs motionlessly.
Tranquilly, yet peace-less
In the very art of loneliness
I crave for a minstrel
Endowed with mastery of the timbrel
Cunningly curing the blisters of emotion
And poking my pox of dissatisfaction.
At the gates of Heaven
I sit and sing Your praise
Where is Maya now?
when the only sound my mind
can hear is Hari Nam
My sari a silk prayer flag
flutters in the tranquil breeze
pastel blue, pink
and yellow hues of Prashanthi
abode of highest peace
Listen manas to the music
timbrel, flute and harmonium
they too sing the glory of God
Still we must be vigilant
our hands continuously harvesting
the bliss of selfless service
our thoughts, words and deeds
a divine mala on which we
incessantly chant Hari Nam
Eternal Companion
old habits die hard
and charming snakes with
golden hoods
rattle in the ghostly shadows
Hold me closer, Ancient Self
tighter still...steal my breath
So...so that I am blue skinned like
You
And when the ways of the world
have passed away
Scatter my ashes...vibhuti stars
all along the Bhakti path
Intro to Lit:There is joy in my life, when I seek the Lord face, when
I walk with the Lord, I have Joy in my home. There is peace in
my life when I seek the Lord face, when I walk with Lord, there is
peace in home
Stanza 1; They that wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength
Though they walk and run,they will never be weary
The Lord is their strength present help in trouble
I trust in the Lord for He is my shield and my fortress
Halleluyahhx2 No shaking ,No fear'.
Chorus-There is Joy................................................
Stanza 2: Husbands love your wives,wives love your husbands
Join your hands together to build your home
Put the Lord God first in everything you do
Handle your differences with holy spirit control temperament
Sleep together,talk together,eat together and pray together
It is then the foundation is strong.
Chorus-There is Joy................................................
Stanza 3: Praise ye the Lord, sing unto Him a new song
For His mercies endureth forever
Praise Him with the sound of trumpet
Praise Him with psaltery and harp
Praise with the timbrel and dance
Praise ye the Lord.........................
We're not showing off
And we won't put it off-
We're just praising the name of Jesus
But if we're showing off
Still we won't put it off-
We'll keep praising the name of Jesus (Chorus)
There are those who think the Lord requires a solemn face
And there are those who quench His Spirit in this place
But there are those who sing and shout with hands and hearts to raise
And they are those who're free to give God all their praise
And if we're getting on your nerve-
And if we don't fit your format-
Well we've got a God to serve-
And we know it's going to take all that
He's pleased with that- (Bridge)
(Chorus)
There are those who feel they know just how much it takes
And there are those who say we're going through a phase
So there are those who clap and dance with hands and hearts to raise
And they are those who're free to give God all their praise
(Bridge) (Chorus)
Praise Him for his goodness, praise Him for his love
Praise Him with your voices, praise Him all ye lands
Praise Him with the timbrel and all your instruments
Praise Him with a loud noise, sing and clap your hands (Repeat)
(Bridge) (Chorus)